Police Aviation News June 2011
Police Aviation News June 2011
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<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong> 9<br />
NEW YORK: The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office in Syracuse asked county lawmakers<br />
to release nearly $350,000 in funding to keep its helicopter - Bell 206 N407SD – flying<br />
after <strong>June</strong> 30.<br />
It placed the funding for the rest of the year, $342,123, in a contingency account to be released<br />
only if the Sheriff’s Office showed substantial progress toward obtaining a commercial<br />
license for Air-1 and collecting private donations to defray operating costs.<br />
A commercial license would allow the Sheriff’s Office to charge fees for transporting accident<br />
victims to hospitals. The Sheriff’s Office has transported patients in Onondaga County<br />
and surrounding counties for years, but it is not allowed under Federal <strong>Aviation</strong> Administration<br />
rules to charge fees without a commercial license similar to those held by airlines.<br />
The City of New York continues to reassess its future aircraft needs in the wake of the problems<br />
with the Bell 412 after the forced landing of one of its fleet.. The re-assessment relates<br />
to the whole fleet.<br />
KENTUCKY: Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced the eBay auction of two<br />
state aircraft in April. For sale were a twin-engine 1975 Piper Navajo and a single-engine<br />
1967 Cessna Skyhawk. They were sold via the Division of Surplus Property's eBay store.<br />
The pair for sale had been used primarily for law enforcement, particularly by the Kentucky<br />
Department of Fish and Wildlife. An assessment of the state's aircraft fleet showed that they<br />
could be sold without hurting the work of the department.<br />
The sale was part of Beshear's ongoing Smart Government Initiative, which he started in<br />
January 2010. The program examines state government operations to find ways to save<br />
taxpayer dollars and make the government more efficient.<br />
The Office of Procurement Services estimates that $7.2M has been saved through contract<br />
renegotiations and rebidding. [KCOM]
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